Hello Everyone,

  RAKING:
     So raking this weekend has been moved due to bad weather, to  
Friday 1 - 3:30 (I think that's when Lindsey needs to be back-let me  
know if this isn't right). Holly can't make it Friday, but Lindsey,  
Abby and I will rake. Meet at southwick at 1, and we'll pick Abby up  
on the way.
    (John Cutin you can come too if you would like to! That way Abby  
and I could stay longer if it's not all done by 3:30 - but if you  
can't that's fine too)

  NEXT WEEKEND -- Raking:
    We have another rake job, the 16th (possibly the 15th). Space for  
two rakers for 2 - 3 hours, on East Ave. We need to bring bags and  
rakes for this job.

  MEETING NOTES:
         Aside from raking, at the meeting Bill brought apple pie, and  
we discussed the Lennon Scholarship.  
(http://www.bmi.com/pdfs/foundation/lennon2008.pdf) Two $5,000 prizes  
and one $10,000 award.

  Some important things to note from last meeting:

       We also discussed meeting with the bookstore manager (at the  
Davis center) to make sure we can do the book drive to raise money for  
us and a great cause. People will need to volunteer to gather the  
books in the boxes at the store. There will be a sign out sheet posted  
on the MENC board.

                 <<<<<<<<<<  POLICY CHANGE!!! >>>>>>>>>

      We took a blind vote on the issue of members using the MENC  
fund-raised /budgeted money for costs of events and then not attending  
the event. If you fail to attend the event, without informing the  
coordinator then you will have to reimburse MENC for your cost.

      Our MENC club paid $20 for each member to attend the VMEA  
conference. The funds we used were awarded to us from SGA in our  
'conference' budget. Two club members signed up to attend, handed in  
the paper work, and then never showed up, or called to let anyone know  
they wouldn't be attending.
     The reason this is a problem is that the money we spent on people  
that never showed up, could have been used towards another member of  
the group that had to pay their own way, or relocated to a different  
conference, such as the RI trip. (Which is what we've been fund  
raising for all year!!)
    If you're planning on attending an event that MENC is paying for,  
and then for any reason you cannot attend you must let someone know,  
prior to the event, that you will not be attending. So this way we  
don't waste more money. So if you fail to do this, then you must pay  
back the costs.

I didn't take notes at the meeting on the 29th, and I'm in a rush to  
work, but I'm pretty sure that's all accurate information. If not  
Abby/Theresa correct me.


   !!!.go.obama.go.usa!!!
--- Melissa E. Cooke